Broadcast; ongoing; ADE 2026 · TBA
Est. Kuala Lumpur; Independent; 2022 →
@syncprimitive · @raulleemusic · Newsletter
Transmission · Live·SP-002·KL · 3.1390°N 101.6869°E·Est. 2022

SYNCprimitive. Recording Company

We make the record. Then we build the room it plays in.

Latest · just added
Artist guide · live
Get paid for your music · Oct 2026 ↗
Now playing · live
Fault Tolerance · Cliff Coffin
SP-002 · Album · 2025
Next transmission
The Crossing · ADE 2026
Amsterdam · October 2026 · Lineup TBA
Roster
Cliff Coffin + Whitechick
2 artists · 33 transmissions
Stay on the signal.Fortnightly drops · no filler · unsubscribe in one tap

We are not a label.
We are a signal.

Purpose
Release the work. Archive the work. Broadcast when it matters.
Pillars
Catalog · Labs · Studio & Video · The Crossing
Charter
Electronic and bold sonic music from Southeast Asia, released on our own terms.
§ 00 · Nights

On the floor.

The Crossing, Daylight Rewired, ADE 2025 poster
◆ 23 Oct 2025 · Amsterdam · ADE official programme

The Crossing

at Oosterbar · the night, kept

Daylight Rewired. Six artists, five hours, a daytime descent at Oosterbar; the first Malaysian-led techno event on the Amsterdam Dance Event programme. Thirty-eight frames from the floor by Lody Stomp.

▸ See the night · 38 frames ↗Event site · ade.syncprimitive.com ↗
The floor at Oosterbar, hands up, facing the boothThe opening set under the ADE markThe room in red, full to the back wallThe closing set in violet light
Nightshade poster, 7 August 2026
◆ 7 Aug 2026 · Kuala Lumpur

Nightshade

at Kikyo · the night, kept

Edition one. Dark techno, our list, our door. ALEXXX opened it, KIKY carried it, Cliff Coffin closed it.

▸ See the night · 17 frames, 3 films ↗Event site · nightshade.syncprimitive.com ↗
Subcurrent at Humboldt poster
◆ 24 Jul 2026 · Kuala Lumpur

Subcurrent

at Humboldt · the night, kept

The first current. Warm early, darker late; sounds curated by thekeeks, with an hour of the set to replay.

▸ See the night · 22 frames, 2 films ↗Event site · subcurrent.syncprimitive.com ↗
§ 01 · Catalog

Latest transmission.

Sync Primitive · SP-002 · Album

Fault Tolerance

"Cliff Coffin shapes forceful, immersive electronic music that balances rhythm, atmosphere, and precision. His tracks move between tension and lift, creating focused dancefloor journeys with a distinct, evolving sound."

§ 02 · Artists

The roster.

Kuala Lumpur
Cliff Coffin

Cliff Coffin

SP · Electronic · 2024 →

"Cliff Coffin shapes forceful, immersive electronic music that balances rhythm, atmosphere, and precision."

Whitechick

Whitechick

SP · Bold sonic · 2024 →

"The name is the first test. If the label repels, you've understood the premise. A project forged in paradox; an exploration of the facades we build and the realities they conceal."

§ 05 · Studio & Video

Where the work is made. Where it's seen.

Monolith · KLThe Monolith
◆ Monolith Studio

Analogue-first.
Phones off.

Our room in Kuala Lumpur. Every Cliff Coffin and Whitechick record is tracked, mixed, and mastered here. Vintage Neve paired with modern ITB processing. We don't offer commercial studio bookings; the space exists to serve the catalog.
ConsoleVintage Neve + ITB hybrid
RoomsTwo tracking · one mastering
Signal chainAnalogue-first; not in-the-box only
PhilosophyCatalog-native; not for hire
● ADE · Amsterdam

THE CROSSING

Sync Primitive at Amsterdam Dance Event
The Crossing · Daylight Rebellion · ADE 2025 flyer
The Crossing · Daylight Rewired · ADE 2025 poster

Sync Primitive presents The Crossing

Oosterbar · Mauritskade 57 Amsterdam · 23 Oct 2025 · 16:00 – 21:00
Daylight Rewired — the first Malaysian-led techno event at ADE.
◆ 2025 Lineup
Raul Leesync primitive · kl
Arthur Robertfigure · berlin
Kumakuala lumpur
Phil Bergbrutal · de
Teera Oliviaekuala lumpur
Vera Graceklockworks · nl

Sync Primitive at ADE 2026

Amsterdam · 21 to 25 October 2026 · Lineup & venue TBA
ADE's 30th edition. If The Crossing returns this year, the lineup, venue and guestlist link land here first.
◆ Guestlist + announcement
Be first to know.

We'll send the lineup, venue, and guestlist link the moment ADE 2026 confirms. No filler in between.

◆ Past editions · archive3 nights · 2023 → 2025

Transmit
with us.

One broadcast, every fortnight. New releases, video drops, tour announcements, occasional long-form notes from the desk. No tracking beyond opens, no affiliate links, no filler.

§ 08 · Ethos

Six lines we work by.

Non-negotiable

Make the thing that won't date.

I
Analogue over algorithm.Real rooms. Real tape. Real discipline.
II
Catalog over launch.We measure in decades, not quarters.
III
Southeast Asia, unapologetically.Kuala Lumpur is not a peripheral. It is the centre of our map.
IV
Release the work. Archive the work.Bandcamp + YouTube over streaming-first. The archive outlives the algorithm.
V
Less, but louder.Four transmissions a year, not forty. Every one considered.
VI
No one is the product.We don't farm data. We don't sell attention.